WEBVTT - Second Cup: Plan your check in times

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to plan your check in times. If you

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<v Speaker 1>have set any sort of annual goals, or if life

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<v Speaker 1>looks different in different seasons for you, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>set sometimes during the year to check in on how

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<v Speaker 1>things are going and to plan the next season. Setting

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<v Speaker 1>those times now early in the year increases the chances

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<v Speaker 1>that they happen. So plenty of people set annual goals,

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<v Speaker 1>and plenty of people plan their days or weeks, but

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of life happens in chunks that are between

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<v Speaker 1>those sizes. Sarah hartunger my co host on the Best

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<v Speaker 1>of Both Worlds podcast, thinks of her year in quintiles.

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<v Speaker 1>There is January to spring break, spring break to summer, summer,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the beginning of the school year to November first.

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<v Speaker 1>Quintile five goes from November first to the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the year. She checks in at the beginning of each

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<v Speaker 1>quintile to look at her annual goals and see how

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<v Speaker 1>things are going. She also plans out things that need

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<v Speaker 1>to happen over the next two to three months. Perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>you might think of your life in some different way.

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<v Speaker 1>Many people think of life in quarters, or maybe it

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<v Speaker 1>is seasons. In general, academics often go for trimesters. But

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<v Speaker 1>however you think about your time, it is good to

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<v Speaker 1>have multiple check in times during the year. You will

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<v Speaker 1>be able to check in on any goals you have set,

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<v Speaker 1>pivot or set new ones, and plan anything requiring long

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<v Speaker 1>range planning. Now, perhaps you are thinking, yes, Laura, that

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<v Speaker 1>makes sense, But how do you know that come the

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<v Speaker 1>beginning of say Q two, you will actually remember to

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<v Speaker 1>sit down with your list of annual goals. Well, here's

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<v Speaker 1>how choose check in dates. Now, pull out or pull

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<v Speaker 1>up your calendar for the year and set times at

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning of each new season or at least every

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<v Speaker 1>three months or so, to review your life. Put these

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<v Speaker 1>appointments on your calendar. Now, I am not saying that

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<v Speaker 1>these are completely set in stone. It is entirely possible

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<v Speaker 1>that you don't know what you will need to do

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<v Speaker 1>on or around October first. However, by putting the appointment now,

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<v Speaker 1>when it gets close to October first, you will see it.

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<v Speaker 1>You will think, oh, yes, I need to do my

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<v Speaker 1>quarterly check in. Even if you can't do the check

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<v Speaker 1>in at that particular time that you chose back in January.

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<v Speaker 1>Seeing the appointment will nudge you to put it at

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<v Speaker 1>some point and then you will do it rather than

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<v Speaker 1>forgetting about it and not doing it. Making the appointment

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<v Speaker 1>increases the chances of you staying on track. Or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you could be more formal about it. Maybe you envision

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<v Speaker 1>taking a half day off work each quarter for planning

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<v Speaker 1>and reviewing life. I think that's a nice idea. If

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<v Speaker 1>you do, too, then you should go ahead and request

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<v Speaker 1>those dates off. Doing that will likely make them stick

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<v Speaker 1>a bit more. Or maybe you would like to make

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<v Speaker 1>one of your check ins more of a retreat. If

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<v Speaker 1>you think you will be going somewhere for a weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>plan it in that will also more likely stick. But

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<v Speaker 1>do at least put some check ins on the calendar.

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<v Speaker 1>People go to the trouble of setting new intentions for

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<v Speaker 1>the new year, and then they forget about them when

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<v Speaker 1>life gets busy, or perhaps they have hopes for particular seasons,

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<v Speaker 1>but forget those hopes by the time that time rolls around.

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<v Speaker 1>Planning in your check in times gives you a fighting

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<v Speaker 1>chance of keeping your intentions front of mind. Check in

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<v Speaker 1>times will also give you a chance to look at

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<v Speaker 1>the bigger picture and take stock of your life. These

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<v Speaker 1>are all good things, so they deserve space on your calendar.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our times. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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